Little Jack's Corner is a column published in the CRW WheelPeople newsletter that Jack Donohue has been writing for the more than 16 years. It is a humorous mixture of personal bicycling experiences and observations.

Past Little Jack’s Corner columns (Published in WheelPeople)

So, just when I think I've had just about every imaginable bike mechanical problem - January '12

What follows is another mechanical tale of woe - December '11
If you've religiously followed my winter training tips - November '11
You've all heard of carbo loading - October '11
I've become a hood ornament more times than I care to relate. - September '11
The spring century can rightly be called the "soggy century". - August '11
Cycling jerseys come in myriad forms. - July '11
...last year I declared that that was my last 200K - June '11
...the evolution of CRW rides - May '11
In the spirit of spring cleaning - April '11
So I did my annual Wednesday Wheeler ride last December - March '11
I got an email from my pal Ken the other day - February '11
As many of you know, I tend to collect stuff - January '11

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They say third time's a charm - December '10
Throughout history, species have followed a course of evolution. - November '10
Every year I do the 200K brevet I think it's going to be my last. - October '10
The other day I did the Tour de Chelmsford. - September '10
I think I've got a fair bit of Yankee ingenuity. - August '10
The basic road bike hasn't changed all that much in the last few decades. - July '10
I'm becoming an amateur geologist - June '10
Most people when they see the sign "Road Closed" figure they better turn around. - May '10
People with a certain blood type are called universal donors. - April '10
After many years of cycling and countless FDGB’s, I finally broke my collarbone. - March '10
Last December I went on a Wednesday Wheelers ride. - February '10
Many families employ the hand me down concept. - January '10
I’ve been developing advanced group riding techniques - December '09
It had been many years since my subscription to Bicycling Magazine ran out. - November '09
There was a notice at work about a company outing - October '09
There’s more to arrowing than meets the eye - September '09
It was with great sadness that I put my old Cannondale frame in the trash - August '09
It's generally assumed that the bicycle is in the slow lane - July '09
Commuting — It's Not for Everyone - June '09
I was thinking the other day of one of my old buddies... - May '09
I have a love/hate relationship with Carlisle. - April '09
I decided to go on a CRW Saturday ride - Mar. '09
Bicyclists don’t bear illness well. - Feb. '09
I park my bike in the hall at work - Jan. '09
I've been hanging around the bike weirdo lunatic fringe for many years - Dec. '08
Today’s lesson is “Love your granny.” - Nov '08
“accidental mileage,” - October '08
The continuing saga of saddle sores ... - September '08
A recurring theme in the bike world is saddle sores. - August '08
Susan and our friend Linda had embarked on a vacation in Scotland - July '08
...reality shows and our weekend trips have much in common. - June '08
répondez s’il vous plaît - May '08
...bicycles have the right of way - April '08
April and May is arrowing season - Mar. '08
The comparison between cycling and running - Feb. '08
I’ve become a master at the art of FDGB - Jan. '08
I think I’ve finally reached t-shirt saturation. - Dec. '07
There are many flavors of bicycle touring - Nov. '07
I think I’m finally starting to grow up. - Oct. '07
Some days things just don’t work out as planned. - Sept. '07
Homage to the Weather Gods. - Aug. '07
One thing that is truly unique to cycling is bicycle shorts - July '07
The concept of flat rate - June '07
I've come to the conclusion that my bikes are out to get me. - May '07
I've been wondering when does old junk become rare antiques. - April '07
…buying a new bike. - Mar '07
…the benefits of being a century volunteer - Feb. '07
PTO (“perfect toilet opportunity”) - Jan. '07
…freewheels work best when they freewheel in one direction. - Dec. '06
…footwear for the bike more advanced than flip flops or sneakers - Nov. '06
I’ve been doing the 200K brevet for a number of years now. - Oct. '06
It’s interesting to observe the mating rituals of cyclists. - Sept. '06
I was passing a rider with a kid seat… - Aug. '06
…I’ve discovered the joys of wheelsucking. - July '06
I don’t often reveal my training secrets, - June '06
I've been a member of tandem@hobbes,an email list for tandem riders - May '06
...a problem that plagues winter riders. - April '06
I’ve owned quite a collection of bikes over the years. - Mar. '06
Ride arrows are usually your friend but sometimes they can lead you astray. - Feb. '06
…Susan surprised me with a wrist GPS (and socks too!). - Jan. '06
I've always been a bag man. - Dec. 05
…why my rolling stock is in such shoddy condition most of the time. - Nov. 05
…it’s time to stop thinking about fitness and start thinking about fatness. - Oct. '05
You’d think after all the fiascoes of yore, maybe I’d learn. - Sept. '05
A few years back I was convinced that the Hart Barn in Carlisle was cursed, - Aug. '05
A member sent me an interesting article the other day...about VR Bike - July '05
I’ve got a very nice repair stand - May '05
I’ve changed my attitude towards taking bikes on airplanes. - April '05
I was watching a TV show the other night about this guy...collecting stuff. - Mar. '05
I’ll bet your mother told you to make sure you always wear clean underwear - Feb. '05
We were riding the tandem on a CRW Sunday ride, - Jan. '05
This was a bad year for leading rides. - Dec. '04
Some years ago we moved from a fairly small house in Malden - Nov. '04
There’s a lot of new stuff for bikes these days. - Oct. '04
Cyclists are a competitive bunch. - Sept. '04
A while ago there was a discussion…about bicycle computer accuracy. - Aug. '04
Today I volunteer at the CRW century. - July '04
I guess many of you didn’t know I was a racer. - May '04
I got another Terry catalog in the mail the other day. - April '04
Massachusetts has some very nice roads for cycling. - Mar. '04
Like any sport, there are fringe groups in cycling. - Feb.'04
I’ve often marveled at the spotless drive trains - Jan. '04

I think I may have the only bicycle with a hand brake. - Dec. '03
I guess many of you didn't know I was a racer. - Nov. '03
A new training technique called Bonk Training- Oct. '03
I’ve had a couple of rather spectacular mishaps - Sept. '03
I've come to the conclusion that the English are a zany bunch. - Aug. '03
My Irish Catholic family had numerous superstitions. - July '03
I’ve gotten very attached to a vest I use commuting. - April '03
Cyclists attitude towards food varies all over the map, - Mar. '03
I have a bike for all seasons, and a bike for all reasons. - Feb. '03
Another Saturday morning, Susan and I are having coffee in bed - Jan. '03

The other day I received a Rivendell catalog in the mail. - Dec. '02
The Fall Century was coming, with dire predictions of torrential rain. - Nov. '02
Sometimes things don’t go as planned - Oct. '02
I’m reading Bicycling, I turn to the classified ads section - Sept. '02
The catch phrase for this article is “assume nothing.” - Aug. '02
I seem to be somewhat out of sync with trends in the bicycling world. - July '02
I’ve got a real life “needle in a haystack” experience to recount. - June '02
My buddy Dave had just purchased a motor home. - May '02
Bicyclists seem to be concerned with bodily fluids... - April '02
It seems every time I undertake a bike repair... - March '02
One of the great annoyances of my cycling experience is my helmet. - Feb. '02
...I will never be a cross country skier. - Jan. '02
...riding under the influence. - Dec. '01
...I am at the bottom of the cycling food chain. - Nov. '01
I’ve acquired yet another vice, that of tandem wheel sucking. - Oct. '01
...My personal specialty is the FDGB - Sept. '01
I was working on my mountain bike, - Aug. '01
I’ve decided that sewups are not for me. - July '01
I’ve been an aerobar fan for a long time. - June '01
I have a problem with inventory. - May '01
Arrows are my lifeline. - April '01
I’m beginning to think I shouldn't be let out alone. - March '01
...my winter cycling gear is starting to unravel - Feb. '01
You’ve all heard of carbo loading... - Jan.'01
...a mountain biking vacation in Moab - Dec. '00
There are many different attitudes toward riding in the rain. - Nov. '00
I’m thinking I might need a personal trainer. - Oct. '00
I have to admit to being the Emelda Marcos of CRW when it comes to shoes. - Sept. '00
...innovations in bicycling equipment - Aug. '00
The chain on my Univega had been making some really bad creaking noises - July '00
...there are "other things" to life than riding a bicycle. - June '00
I don't spend a lot of unnecessary effort on bicycle repair, - May '00
...ameliorate or aggravate the general dislike felt for cyclists by the average motorist. - April '00
...I decided it would be nice to take a winter vacation somewhere warm. - March '00
I don't like bicycle commuting in winter. - Feb. '00
...previous close encounters of a vehicular kind - Jan. '00
I don't mountain bike - Dec. '99
There are a few aspects of the cycling world I've never experienced - Nov. '99
Susan had taken a leave of absence from work - Oct. '99
I guess it's true that I'm congenitally cheap - Sept. '99
We'd been running Velo Vermont for a few years - Aug. '99
This year I did the 300K brevet - July '99
The act of ingesting food for most people is called eating, - June '99
The other day I had the opportunity to visit a cycling sanctum sanctorum - May '99
I was rewrapping my handlebars the other day - April '99
...another breed of cyclist, the ultramarathoner - March '99
...you've all heard of Bill Widnall's Wednesday Wheelers - Feb. '99
There are many laws of nature - Jan. '99
I've often been asked where I get my biking wardrobe. - Dec. '98
This month's topic is Bike Skeletons. - Nov. '98
As I write this, GEAR '98 is just a memory. - Oct. '98
Here's the exciting sequel to the "Taking a Tandem to the Pyrenees" story. - Sept. '98
I really enjoy bike touring. - Aug. '98
Commuting to work by bike offers some interesting situations. - July '98
There are a lot of commercial outfits with "Adventure" in their name. - June '98
Many cyclists look on automobile drivers as THE ENEMY. - May '98
We're going on a bike trip to Europe this spring. - April '98
The Big Event is coming again. - March '98
I saw a runner running in the snow last winter, and I thought "That guy's crazy." - Feb. '98
I had decided that this winter I was done with riding in ice and snow. - Jan. '98
A while back I wrote an article on how to snare a mate. - Dec. '97
It's always pretty scary when I get my mountain bike ready for the winter. - Nov. '97
It's time to talk about arrows. - Oct. '97
I'm afraid I'm becoming a bike snob. - Sept. '97
We seem to receive every catalog that was ever made. - Aug. '97
I've come to the conclusion that I'm a hoarder. - July '97
When I'm riding my bike, I don't like to stop. - June '97
I have one word of advice on repairs on the road -- don't. - May '97
Ah, spring is here. - April '97
This month Little Jack ("Juanito") heads south to Costa Rica. - March '97
There's a good reason why cycling shorts used to be black. - Feb. '97
You have to wonder who designs biking wear. - Jan. '97
I've never had much luck with fenders. - Dec. '96
It's interesting to observe the mating rituals of cyclists. - Nov. '96
What ever became of the paper boy? - Oct. '96
In my declining years I think I'm becoming older but wiser - Sept. '96
The water bottle has undergone quite a metamorphosis. - Aug. '96
Well, Siskel and Ebert have their thumbs up/down, - July '96
...some of the unwritten rules of club rides. June '96
...a phenomenon...known as Big Event Fever - May '96
I made another foray into the shop recently. - April '96
... After I loudly swore off wheelbuilding in a previous colum, - March '96
My first impression of CRW rides... - Feb. '96
...here are my New Year's resolutions - Jan '96
I've decided that I truly fit the bill of being a retrogrouch. - Dec.'95
There are three monumentally stupid things in bike repair - Nov. '95
I got a flat tire recently. - Oct. '95
I've been developing criteria for carbon-dating cyclists lately. - Sept. '95
I decided it was time to examine...the low end of the bicycle evolutionary scale. - Aug. '95
"Are you OK?" - July '95

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